THE MAGIC ISLAND
Book Details + Condition: Harcourt, Brace and Company (New York). First Edition, 1929. Hardcover. 336 pages, with photographs and illustrations throughout. Journalist and adventurer William Seabrook had a lifelong fascination with occult practices throughout the world, and in this work he offers a firsthand account of Haitian voodoo and witchcraft rituals. He introduced the concept of the walking dead ― zombies ― to the West with this illustrated travelogue. In THE MAGIC ISLAND, Seabrook relates his experiences with the voodoo priestess who initiated him into the religion's rituals, from soul transference to resurrection. A fascinating account, with beautiful b&w drawings by Alexander King and with photographs taken personally by the author. Content includes:
- Secret Fires
- The Petro Sacrifice
- Goat-Cry Girl-Cry
- The God Incarnate
- The Altar of Skulls
- Dead Men Working in the Cane Fields
- The Black Queen's Court
- The Danse Congo
- The Soul of Haiti
- And much more.
Firm binding; rubbed corners and edges; wear to boards, with some mottling / discoloration present; chafed spine ends; a few pages have their corners torn off (minimally); interior is clean and free of markings. All books are carefully packed, and shipped in boxes.
